Hot tub, gardens and grounds
Welcome to your very own country estate set in 26 acres, complete with woodlands, lakes and rolling hills. West End Farm sits on the edge of a village with open farmland to three sides. Out in the grounds, there’s seating for many beneath the big Yorkshire skies as you watch the carp swim serenely in the pond.
Pack a picnic for the two small lakes, or eat out on the terrace with your bangers and burgers searing on the barbie. Spend your nights simmering beneath the stars in the twelve-person hot tub.
Living spaces
As the big, black electric gates close behind you and you roll up the long, spotlit driveway and park the cars by the fountain, you can only guess at what lies behind the door. The answer is unfettered, spare-no-expense luxury. So bring your best champagne and celebrate in one of the finest large holiday lets in Yorkshire.
Throw some wood on the Inglenook logburner, settle back with popcorn and prosecco and tune in to Amazon Prime Video, Netflix or Now TV on one of the many TV’s. Get a movie going and laugh, cry or simply cower behind the huge U-shaped sofa. Upload to Instagram with the superfast TP-Link Wi-Fi.
Back inside, make a night of it bashing out tunes on the grand piano or propping up the bar on the high stools. Stock up on fizz from Simpson’s Wine Vaults.
Cooking and dining
If you love cooking, you’ll love the kitchen here. It’s handmade, with double doors into the dining room with views over the paddocks. Pippy oak units, marble surfaces, a steam oven, coffee maker and double-drawer dishwasher should keep you happy. If not, The Water Margin, Bollywood Indian and Domino’s are on hand for takeaways.
The kitchen comes with high stools for casual breakfasting but you’ll want to gather in the exposed-brick dining room to break your bread and pass the wine. If you’ve got a musician in your ranks, they might serenade you on the grand piano in between courses. Alternatively, fire up the coal barbie out on the terrace beneath the wide skies.
Grab your pastries and pies from Cooplands, and your regular fare from Tesco and Lidl. Eating out? Just a wobbly walk down the lane, The Old Star offers real ales and fresh local menus served in front of a roaring fire. Meanwhile, community-owned The Bosville Arms offers seasonal menus and a warm welcome for dogs.
Head to The Blue Bell Inn for fine dining using local produce backed up by a bar offering real ales, malt whiskies, good vintage ports, fine wines and champagne by the glass. Enjoy the best of Indian dining at Trishna Tandoori, or tuck into spare ribs and crispy aromatic duck at China Palace.
Bedrooms
West End Farm sleeps a dozen in six beautiful bedrooms, more with the add on of the annex, wrapped in John Lewis bedding and the blanketed hush that sits atop the Yorkshire Wolds. All bedrooms come with a 28” TV.
Bedrooms one, two and three, Golden, Front and Tropical, all offer a superking en-suite, while bedroom four, Yellow, is a double that shares the house bathroom with bedrooms five and six, Blue and Cream, which are both kingsize.
Over in the Annex another four guests can stay, Bedroom one has a king size bed and Bedroom two offers twin beds.
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Paddleboards, pedalos and puffins
Try the paddleboarding and pedalos at Allerthorpe Lakeland Park. Brave the high ropes at Go Ape Pickering or discover clifftop Sewerby Hall and Gardens. Kids can ride the glass lift through the ocean at The Deep, enjoy rides and shows at Flamingoland Resort and spot puffins and seals at rugged Flamborough Head.
